"The centipede people have a strong reproductive capacity, and they are capable enough to survive in this apocalypse and protect their offspring."
"Centipede people always appear in groups, and many creatures avoid them. Even when food is extremely scarce and there is nothing to eat, they can survive for a long time by eating their own hands and feet. After finding food, their hands and feet will grow back."
"Those who were just crushed to death were the stupid ones in the group, while those who climbed to the top floor were the smart ones. They will use this method of natural selection to make the overall intelligence level of the group higher and higher."
"If no players intervened, and the world continued to develop as it is now, the future would belong to robots and centipede people."
"Oh, right, after they capture normal humans, they usually like to sew arms and legs onto the person, turning the normal person into someone like them."
When a centipede-like human encounters a human they find agreeable, it will tear off its own arms and legs and sew them onto the other person's body. This signifies that it likes you, is willing to assimilate you, and integrate you into its species.
The more hands and feet sewn onto a person's body, the more popular they are among centipede people.
"Sister, what happened outside?" The tremor startled Li Luo, who looked in Xia Linyin's direction and asked.
Xia Linyin grabbed a blanket and wrapped it around herself before walking toward the driver's seat. "Brother, you need to be prepared. We've been surrounded by centipede people. There are so many centipede people outside."
Xia Linyin started the hovercar, and all the lights inside and outside the car immediately turned on.
With the vehicle off the ground, the searchlights shone out, revealing an endless expanse of densely packed centipede-like people.
The centipede-like man's face, along with his calloused feet and hands, pressed against the car window. He looked inside the car, then became excited and agitated.
The moment the car lights came on, Li Luo gasped. Outside, there were centipede-like figures crawling all over the car.
Their faces were pressed against the glass, as if they wanted to squeeze their faces into the glass, their eyes full of ill intent.
As soon as the hovercar took off, countless centipede-like figures exploded in blood at the front of the vehicle, their flesh and blood covering the entire body.
A speed of 400 kilometers per hour is enough for the hovercar to leave all the centipede-like people far behind.
Soon, the centipede-like figure disappeared from sight.
After confirming that they were far enough away from the centipede-men, Xia Linyin was about to stop the hovercar when No. 83 said, "Master, I suggest you drive even further. Although we are already far away from the centipede-men, they are very likely to keep chasing us. Even if they catch up with us, it will take us several days and nights."
Xia Linyin had a headache. "You mean we're being followed by a bunch of stubborn pests that we can't shake off, and they'll find us no matter where we go?"
"Judging from their reactions when they see you and Li Luo, that's right."
Number 83 said, "If you were to translate their message, it would be, 'Oh dear! These two guys are so good-looking, it's a pity they only have so few arms and legs, how pitiful! We should give them more arms and legs.'"
After saying that, Number 83 added, "The centipede people like you very much."
Xia Linyin coughed up blood. After imagining the scene of her and Li Luo having their hands and feet sewn onto them by the centipede-like people, Xia Linyin continued to drive the hovercar far away.
It wasn't until No. 83 issued an alarm, indicating that its energy was approaching the warning level, that Xia Linyin stopped the hovercar.
Releasing the control lever, Xia Linyin slowly let out a breath.
A glass of water was brought to her lips, and Xia Linyin took it, tilted her head back, and drank the water in one gulp.
Li Luo took the empty cup from Xia Linyin's hand. Xia Linyin got up from her seat, and the blanket that had come loose from her driving fell off with a whoosh, revealing her naked body underneath.
Li Luo reacted with lightning speed, turning around and saying, "I'll get you some clothes."
Watching Li Luo's retreating figure, Xia Linyin frowned, picked up the blanket from the ground, and muttered, "This reaction isn't right..."
After taking the clothes from Li Luo and getting dressed, Xia Linyin suddenly asked him, "Brother, what would you do if I left you one day?"
Li Luo was stunned for a moment, seemingly not expecting Xia Linyin to suddenly ask such a question.
He patted Xia Linyin's head and said as if making a promise, "Brother won't let you leave. I will protect you. Last time you almost left. At that time, I thought that if you left, there would be nothing in this world worth staying for. So let's just leave together."
"Brother, you're so good to me." Xia Linyin hugged him, lowering her eyes to hide the deep meaning in them.
...
Just as No. 83 had predicted, the centipede-like creatures relentlessly pursued them. Once inside the robot's range, to avoid being discovered, Xia Linyin and her companions abandoned the hovercar and continued on foot for the remaining distance.
The hovercar that accompanied them all the way was still glowing and radiating heat even after they left, maximizing its function.
Before leaving, Xia Linyin and Li Luo covered all the glass windows with something. The centipede people would find the hovercar, try every means to open it, and then find that it was empty.
They finally managed to open the package, only to find it was empty; the people inside had already run away.
Perhaps by then, she and Li Luo had already arrived at the central base.
A handsome man wearing a silver jumpsuit strolled leisurely across the ruins, pulling three thin silver chains. His clothes were unusually clean and tidy in this post-apocalyptic world. He was tall and slender with smooth, shiny black hair, making it hard to imagine that he lived in the apocalypse.
The other end of the thin silver chain was looped around the necks of two women and a man, who, like other people suffering from hunger and hardship, had greasy, dirty hair, tattered clothes, and were skin and bones.
Xia Linyin and Li Luo hid in the aerial passageway and looked down.
Number 83 dutifully explained the strange combination: "That man is a robot, and the three people behind him are human pets he found on this trip. He will take them to the base, tattoo the word 'human' on their faces, and then trade, sell, or keep them for himself. It's very popular among robots to keep humans as pets now. They will go out to search for survivors and bring them back."
"Humans are captured by robots and kept as pets. It's both fortunate and unfortunate. There are no insects or beasts, no lurking creatures, and no man-eating creatures in the robots' world. Humans no longer have to live in fear and can eat and drink their fill. However, they will live without dignity, and once they are rejected, they will be killed. Robots are very fickle."
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